Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday insisted that
the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari or Acting President Yemi Osinbajo,
cannot stop the All Progressives Congress (APC), from holding its national
convention.
Okorocha, who is also APC Governors’ Forum Chairman, spoke
after he led his colleagues to a meeting with the Acting President Yemi
Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa.
He explained that the party was trying to resolve other
issues, before they can announce a date for the convention.
“We came to discuss issues relating to our party and our
government and how to move our party forward.
“We discussed a lot of issues on how to move the party
forward, how to strengthen the party and how to make sure our party remains
victorious in all elections. Very soon we will have a convention. That is part
of the things we are discussing.
“The convention not taking place has nothing to do with the
absence of the President or the Acting President. We are just putting our house
in order and making sure things are in the right form before we kick off,”
Okorocha said.
The Governor also dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) as no threat to APC.
Okorocha said: “PDP is a non issue; we don’t even care about
that. We defeated them when they were in power, so what is different when we
are now in power?”
By Ifreke Inyang
